HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF ONLINE - These days, the internet is such a major part of our lives, that it’s vital that you are doing all you can to use it in the right and appropriate ways. That might actually be more of a challenge than you think, but as long as you are doing everything you can to approach this in the right way, you are going to find it helps a lot. The truth is that most of all you need to make sure you are taking care of yourself online, which can be done in several ways. Image Credit - CCO License In this post, we are g…
FINANCIAL INSECURITIES TO SLOWDOWN ASIA PACIFIC RETAIL SALES GROWTH RATE IN 2021 - The general impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is still of great concern for most of the consumers with 66%* of the respondents expressing deep concerns about their financial situation uncertainties, thus restricting the shoppers from spending freely on retail goods, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Among the concerned respondent countries, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia accounted for the highest pro…
MALAYSIA E-COMMERCE MARKET TO GROW BY 10.6% IN 2021 - The Malaysian e-commerce market, one of the fastest growing in the Southeast Asia, is expected to register a strong growth of 10.6% in 2021 due to an accelerated shift towards online shopping among consumers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Nikhil Reddy, Payments Senior Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Malaysia’s e-commerce market registered a robust growth for the last few years supported by rising Internet and smartphone penet…
LOVE, BONITO RAISES US $50 MILLION IN SERIES C FUNDING TO FUEL CATEGORY AND INTERNATIONAL EXPASION Southeast Asia's largest omnichannel womenswear brand has its eyes set on evolving into a purpose-driven female ecosystem that supports Asian women around the world at every life stage Fundraising round led by Primavera Capital Group with participation from Adastria and Ondine Capital The funds will be used to bolster efforts in existing omnichannel markets and accelerate high growth international markets including Hong Kong, Japan, Philippin…
EUROPEAN PRIVATE JET MARKET SEES A 42% DROP IN THE NUMBER OF PRE-OWNED AIRCRAFT FOR SALE Photo by Chalo Garcia from Pexels Analysis (1) from Colibri Aircraft, the private jet broker which specialises in the marketing, resale and purchase of pre-owned private aircraft, reveals there are only around 142 pre-owned private jets for sale in Europe at the moment, which is 42% lower than in December 2019 (there were 243 pre-owned private jets for sale then), and 31% lower than December 2020 (there were 207 pre-owned private jets for sale then). …
NEW SOUTH WALES SUCCESS STORIES - BELLS BAKERY - Hoteliers Karina and Brian Barry had always fantasised about adding a bakery to their boutique hotel, Bells at Killcare. But amid the day-to-day running of the renowned Central Coast establishment, there was scant opportunity to devote time to such dreams. But when the first Covid lockdown plunged their 98 per cent occupancy rate down to zero, the couple dusted off the idea and fired up the ovens to launch Bells Bakery. Much to their surprise, the bakery was a runaway success. “We had a qu…
EXPAT INSIDER SURVEY 2021: THE FUTURE OF WORKING ABROAD - Expats around the world talk about their career abroad and how the envision their future working life · Working expats around the world are well educated and most frequently work in the fields of education, IT, and finance. · The concept of New Work is most important in the USA, the UAE, Finland, Estonia, and the Netherlands — and relatively unimportant in Japan, Egypt, South Korea, Turkey, and India. · A good compe…
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